chainfruit vs Krauss' spikemoss

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Selaginella kraussiana

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Krauss' spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Krauss' spikemoss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Selaginella
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Selaginella kraussiana

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Krauss' spikemoss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Krauss' spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Krauss' spikemoss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Krauss' spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.